Stat 2 Introduction to Statistics

Stat 2 : Introduction to Statistics, Summer 2010

Final week office hours:

Shobhana: MTW 11-1, Review in-class Tues & Wed.
Sean: M 1-2, T 12 -1, Review 6-8pm Monday in 60 Evans , and in-section Wed.
Hongwei: OH as usual, Review 6-7:30 pm Tuesday, 3 Evans.

Please note that the doors into Evans are locked at 7pm, so please arrive before then for the review sessions.

Handout for the EV and SE calculations.

Instructor: Shobhana Murali Stoyanov
Class time: MTWThF 9-10 am, 60 Evans
Office hours: MW 11-1 & ThF 10:30-11:30 , 325 Evans
Text: Statistics , 4th ed., by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves.

GSIs:

Hongwei Li: Office hours - M 12:30-1:30 pm, F 1-2 pm, 307 Evans.
Sean Tanner: Office hours - M 1-2 pm, T 12-1 pm, 387 Evans

Quizzes: There will be weekly quizzes. These will given every Thursday at the beginning of section. The two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Exams:

Midterm: The in-class midterm will be on Monday, July 19.
Final Exam: The final exam will be from 9 - 11 am on Thursday, August 12, in our classroom (60 Evans).

There will be no early or makeup exams.

Grading: Your letter grade will be determined using the greater of:
{15% HW, 10% Quizzes, 25% Midterm, 50% Final} and
{15% HW, 10% Quizzes, 75% Final}.

Lecture Summaries: Brief descriptions of what has been covered so far, as well as what lies ahead, can be found here. These will be frequently updated, and the weekly schedule will get more detailed, so please check this page often .

Review sheets and practice problems

Notation review If you need a brief review of the summation notation.
Prof. Adhikari's practice problems for Chapters 3 and 4.
Prof. Adhikari's practice problems for Chapters 10 and 11.
Prof. Adhikari's practice problems for Chapters 13-15.
Practice problems for the midterm. Answers.
Some more of Prof. Adhikari's practice problems, with answers.
Practice problems for the final. This page will be updated, so please check back.

Homework: is due every Wednesday , at the beginning of section. Late homework will not be accepted. Your lowest homework score will be dropped.

Homework:

Due date	Recommended	Turn in:	Solutions
Homework 1, due 6/30		Chap 2: 3, 4, 7 Chap 3: 2, 4, 7 Chap 4: 1a, 5, 9, 10	Solutions
Homework 2, due 7/7 Ch. 5 is VERY important. Make SURE you know how to do the problems.		Chap 5: 3, 6 special review exercises (pg 105): 4, 11 Chap 8: 5, 7, 11 Chap 9: 4,10	Solutions
Homework 3, due 7/14	Chap 10: A-1, 4; B-1, 3; C-1, 2, 3; D-1, 2, 3, E-3 Chap 11: A-4, 5, 6, 7, 8; B- all; C-1, 2; D-2, 3, 7; E-1, 2, 3	Chap 10: 3, 9, 10 Chap 11: 3, 4, 5	Solutions
Homework 4, due 7/21	Chap 13: A, B, C : all. D- 1, 3, 4, 7 Chap 14: A-1, 2, 3, 4; B-all; C- 1, 3, 4, 5; D-1 to 5	Chap 13: 3, 6, 8, 11 Chap 14: 3, 7, 11, 12	Solutions
Homework 5, due 7/28 Ch. 17 is VERY important.	Chap 16: A: 1-5, B: 1-5, C: 1-3 Chap 17: A: 1-4, B: 1-6, C: 1-8, D: 1-4, E: 1-3, 7, 9	Chap 16: 6, 8, 10 Chap 17: 4, 9, 11	Solutions
Homework 6, due 8/4	Chap 18: A: 1, 2, B: 1-3, 5, C: 1,2, 5-8 Chap 19: A: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 12 Chap 20: A: 1-5, 8, B: all, C: all Chap 21: A: 1-5, 9, B:all, C:1, 2, 4-8	Chap 18: 4 (use the normal approx.) 14 (If you think you can, estimate the chance.) Chap 19: 4, 5, 9 Chap 20: 5, 6, 12 Chap 21: 8, 12	Solutions

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